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UNRWA urgently calls on Israel to enable access to Gaza

18 May 2021
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urgently calls on the Government of Israel to enable humanitarian supplies and its staff timely access to Gaza, in accordance with its obligations under international law.

Spain confirms full support to UNRWA during CG official visit

17 May 2021
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a four-day official visit to Spain on Friday

UNRWA joins other UN entities in raising alarm over eight Sheikh Jarrah families at risk of forced eviction

10 May 2021
UNRWA joins other UN entities in raising alarm over eight Sheikh Jarrah families, approximately 75 persons in total, residing in the same named neighbourhood of East Jerusalem that are at risk of imminent forced eviction, placing them at heightened risk of forcible transfer.
UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth in Yarmouk camp, Damascus, Syria. ©2021 UNRWA Photo by Noorhan Abdulhafeez

UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth concludes first visit to Syria, calls for increased services for Palestine refugees

07 May 2021
During her first visit to Syria from 24 to 28 April, newly appointed UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General, Leni Stenseth met with Palestine refugees and visited UNRWA installations in Syria.. She met with several Government officials, including Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari, Deputy...
A young Palestine refugee from the Sateh al-Bahr Bedouin community receives a tablet as part of the EU-UNRWA “Education for Life” campaign. © 2021 UNRWA Photo by Dina Sharif

EU breaks bread with Area C Bedouin Community with Ramadan Launch of “Education for Life”

05 May 2021
the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) gathered to celebrate Ramadan and distribute tablets for distance-learning to Palestine refugee students in the Bedouin village of Sateh al-Bahr, east of...

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